Underwear



N V- 1, 19 J. A. SCHOE'NDORF UNDERWEAR Filed April 19, 1945 INVENTORJase J12 A. 5Z72oendorf ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 1, 1949 2,486,499UNDERWEAR J oseph A. Schoendorf, NlWiCh,-N. Y., assignor to NorwichKnitting Company, Norwich, N. Y., a

corporation Application April 19, 1945, Serial No. 589,177

Claims. (Cl. 2-224) This invention relates to underwear. It isparticularly directed to mens shorts or briefs.

- An object of this invention is to provide a garment of the characterdescribed provided at the front with a fly portion of double thicknessextending from the waist to the crotch, and reinforced at the sidesthereof and comprising front and rear superimposed sheets, the frontsheet forming an opening with the reinforcement on one side, and therear sheet forming an opening with the reinforcement on the oppositeside of said fly portion.

Another object of this invention is to provide a' garment of thecharacter described having a crotch piece of double thickness extendingfrom the bottom of one leg to the bottom of the other leg, with theribbing extending up anddown at the front of the garment, but runningfrom side to side at the crotch so as to give extra stretch in thecrotch.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide in a garment of thecharacter described, a gusset at the back of the garment adjacent thecrotch piece, said gusset being of double fabric to give more seat room,thereby making the garment more serviceable because of wear at theregion of the gusset.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a strong and durablegarment of the character described which shall be relatively inexpensiveto manufacture, comfortable to wear, attractive in appearance, and yetpractical and efficient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will beeXemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which thescope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown various possibleillustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of the garment embodying theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

' Fig. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fi 1;

Fig. 5 is a partial, enlarged, cross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 of.Fig. 1; and

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 66 of Fig. 2.

Referring, now in. detail to the drawing, I0

designates a garment embodying the invention, here shown in the form ofa brief -or short. The

arment comprises a top waist band H, a body portion [3, a fly portionIt, a crotch portion 19, and a back gusset 40. The band I l ispreferably made of longitudinally elastic material. Said band I! may bemade from one length, with the meeting ends stitched at the back as atMa. Stitched to the lower edge of the band I l as at ii. is the bodyportion [3 which extends from one side of the fly portion all around thebody of the wearer to the other side of the fly portion. The bodyportion I3 is preferably made of woven or knitted material with theribbing running up and down so that the cloth will give in the width.

Said body l3 has an edge M on one side of the fly l3 and an edge IS onthe opposite side of the fly. The edges l4 and [5 are on opposite sidesof the middle-of the garment. These edges converge upwardly.

Interconnecting the edges M and i5 is the fly portion [6 which is ofdouble thickness, and consists of a front piece of cloth I! and a rearor inside piece of cloth [8. The front piece of cloth I! has a cutawayadjacent the edge is extending from the crotch l9 about halfway up,thereby forming an opening 20. At the edge I5 is a re inforcing strip 2|which connects sheet 18 and a portion of sheet I! to the body [3. Theinside sheet I8 is formed with a cutaway extending from the crotch abouthalfway up thereby form-- ing an opening 23 with the edge l4.Interconnecting all of sheet 'l'! and part of sheet It with edge [4 is areinforcing strip 24. The reinforcing strips 2| and 24 convergeupwardly, as shown in Fig.1 of the drawing. They may be made of knittedtextile cloth, the same as the body with the ribs running up and down.At opening 2t, sheet [1 is provided with a curved reinforcing tape 25stitched thereto as at 2B. The reinforcing tape 25 is doubled as shownin Fig. 5. At the opening 23 there is stitched to the inner sheet [8areinforcing tape 21. The tape 21 is also doubled as shown in Fig.5. Thetape 21 is stitched to sheet [8 by stitching 29. I

-It will be noted that sheet l8 and the upper edge of sheet I! arestitched to the edge l5 of body [3. by stitching [8a, whereas sheet l?and the upper edge of sheet [8 are stitched to the edge M of body [3bystitching Ila. It will now be understood that overlapping sheets I!and it and openings 20, 23 produces a fly front for the garment.

The body I3 has pant leg portions 30. The crotch 19 extends from thebottom of one pant leg to the bottom of the other pant leg. Each pantleg portion 30 has a front and rear edge stitched to the front and rearedges of the crotch piece [9 as by stitching 3| and 32, respectively.The crotch piece [9 is likewise of double thickness being formed of aninner sheet 34 and an outer sheet 35. At the front of the crotch piecesis the stitching 3| which extends from the bottom of one pant leg to thebottom of the other pant leg at the front. At the rear of the crotchpiece I9 is the stitching 32 which extends from the bot tom of one pantleg to the bottom of the other pant leg. The ribbing of the sheets 34,35 extends from one pant leg to. the other, or side to side, so that thecrotch piece will give in a direc--. tion from front to rear therebymaking the garment more comfortable. The crotch piece beingv of doublefabric, provides for durability.

The body portion 13 is split upwardly at the rear to form split ed es 31which are spaced apart, and the gusset 49 is interposed between theedges 37. The gusset 4 is generally of tri-. angular shape and isstitched to. ed e 3'! of the body by lines of stitching 41 which extendfrom line of stitching 32 upwardly to a point where they are joined atan apex 43. Thus the bottom or base of the gusset is stitched to thecrotch piece l9 by line of stitching 32.. The usset is likewise ofdouble thickness comprising an outersheet 45 and an inner sheet 46.Sheets 45, 46 are supe posed as sh n in. Fig. 2 or the draw 111g.

At the lower end of the pant legs 30, the mate: rial is hemmed upwar lys ho n. in Fi 6 the drawing. The folded up or hemmed portion Q isstitched in each pant leg 30 as bylines ofstitching 5| which extendsfrom the line of stitching 3! around to the line of stitching 32.

It will thus be seen that ther is provided a device in which the severalobjects of this invention are achieved, and which is well; adapted tomeet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim r as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent:

1. A pair of shorts provided with a front fly portion, a crotch portion,and a rear gusset, the base of the gusset being attached to. the rearedge of the crotch portion, the front fly portion exe tending from thecrotch to the waist line, said front fly portion comprising superimposedfront and rear sheets, the front sheet having an open-e ing at one side,and the rear sheet having. an opening at the Opposite side, said frontand rear sheets being attached together between the upper end of theopenings and the waist line, said crotch portion being of doublethickness, and of material which gives in a direction from front torear, said gusset being of double thickness, and ofmaterial which givesfrom sideto. side, and a reinforcing tape at the opposite side edges. ofsaid front fly portion, said tapes converging up: wardly, said crotchportion extending from the bottom of one pant leg portion of the shortsaround to the bottom of the, other pant. leg por tion of the shorts.

2. A pair of shorts comprising a front fly por-.. tion, a crotch piece,and a body connected at the front to opposite sides of the front fly portion, and to the front and rear edges of the crotch piece, and adaptedto extend around the body of the wearer, and having pant leg portionsand extending to the waist line, said crotch piece extending from thebottom of one pant leg portion around to the bottom of the other pantleg portion, and. a substantially triangular gusset having a basestitched to the rear edge of the crotch piece and the sides of which arestitched to said body portion, said front fly portion comprisingsuperimposed front and rear sheets, extending from the front edge of thecrotch piece to the waist line, the front sheet being formed with anopening at one edge, and the rear sheet having an opening at an oppositeedge, said front fly portion being wider at its lower end than at itsupper end, and reinforcing tapes at the side edges of said front andrear sheets, the body portion being made of textile material havingribbing disposed in an up and down direction, and the crotch piece beingformed of textile material having ribbing extending from side to side.

3. A pair of shorts comprising a front flypor-. tion, a crotch' piece,and a body connected at the front to opposite sides of the front flypor--. tion, and to the front and rear edges of the crotch piece, andadapted to extend around the body of the wearer, and having pant legportions and extending to the waist line, said crotch piece extendingfrom the bottom of one pant leg portion around to the bottom of the.other pant leg portion, and a substantially triangular gusset having abase stitched to the rear edge of the crotch piece and the sides ofwhich are stitched to said body portion, said front fly portioncomprising superimposed front, and rear sheets, extending from the frontedge of the crotch piece to the waist line, the front sheet being formedwith an opening at one edge, and the rear sheet having an opening at anopposite edge, said front fly portion being wider at its lower end thanat its upper end, and reinforce ing tapes at the side edges of saidfront and rear sheets, the body portion being made of textile materialhaving ribbing disposed in an up and down direction, and the crotchpiece being formed of textile material having ibbing extending from sideto side, said crotch piece being made of double thickness.

4. A pair of shorts comprising a front fiy portion, a crotch piece, anda body connected at the front to opposite sides of the front flyportion, and to the front and rear edges of the crotch piece, andadapted to extend around the body of the wearer, and having pant legportions and extending to the waist line, said crotch piece extendingfrom the bottom of one pant leg portion around to the bottom of theother pant leg portion, and a substantially triangular gusset having abase stitched to the rear edge of the, crotch piece and the sides ofwhich are stitched to said body portion, said front fly portioncomprising superimposed front and rear sheets, extending from the frontedge of the crotch piece to the waist line, the front sheet being formedwith an opening at one edge, and the rear sheet having an opening at anopposite edge, said front fly portion being wider at its lower end thanat its upper end, and reinforcing tapes at the side edges of said frontand rear sheets, the body portion being made of textile material havingribbing disposed in an up and down direction, and the crotch piece beingformed of textile material having ribbing extending from side to, side,said crotch piece being made of 5 double thickness, said gusset beingmade of double thickness and of cloth having ribbing extending up anddown.

5. A pair of shorts comprising a front fly portion, a crotch piece, anda one piece body connected at the front to opposite sides of the frontfly portion, and to the front and rear edges of the crotch piece, andadapted to extend around the body of the wearer, and having pant legportions and extending to the waist line, said crotch piece extendingfrom the bottom of one pant leg portion around to the bottom of theother pant leg portion, and a substantially triangular gusset having abase stitched to the rear edge of the crotch piece and the sides ofwhich are stitched to said body portion, said front fly portioncomprising superimposed front and rear sheets, extending from the frontedge of the crotch piece to the waist line, the front sheet being formedwith an opening at one edge and adjacent said crotch piece, and the rearsheet having an opening at an opposite edge and adjacent said crotchpiece, said superimposed sheets being attached together above saidportions of the body being hemmed upwardly.

JOSEPH A. SCHOENDORF.

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